Tuesday, March 27, 2012

As I was walking to Lidl (a budget grocery store here in Brussels, found all over Europe) today, I got the idea for my next blog post: the perils of walking in Brussels. And that will still be my next post. However, as I was walking back from Lidl (and the pet store) with a full granny cart of groceries and cat food, I came upon the real nightmare of walking in Brussels. Children.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love children, I want children, I still babysit for crying out loud, but this wasn't just a kid or two. This was a class (or combined class) of 50. All about 7 or 8 years old. On a sidewalk with a workable walking area where 2 adults can walk side by side almost comfortably. And here's me, going in the opposite direction WITH my shopping cart (full and heavy) facing the onslaught.

There were kids everywhere. Not looking where they were going. Running into me head on. Tripping over my cart. Trampling my toes. Taking over every. Fucking. Inch. Of. The. Sidewalk. And the teachers! The teachers were giving me dirty looks like, how dare I walk on this sidewalk in my neighborhood! How dare I when these kids needed it more! For shame!

Ugh, anyway, I made it home, cart and toes intact. And you can look forward to my continued ranting about walking the streets, er, sidewalks of Brussels (with pictures!) very soon.

7 comments:

please get photos up, and keep the riviting and insighful views of foreign life in Europe coming. What a wierd place! come back to the land of the free and bring Miguel, he'll love it like all the Hispanics. hope you are feeding him well. Post pic of your toes intact too! Big love going out to you. I think I love you:) get a blog going everyday, I would buy the book. How are the cats and Miguel? How is the job hunting going? @steve, love the blog but not as much as this.

Hey! Believe me, I get how hard it can be to meet people! I did (and still do) the exact same thing as you and follow English speakers! Funnily enough, that's how I met one of my best friends here!

Your husband's blog is hilarious! I have pretty much the same complaints! I really like your blog too! Especially the doodles! Your cake blog made me giggle! I bake for a cafe sometimes and there are times my head is just not where it needs to be and I totally screw it up and have to start over! You should keep trying!